In 1951, in Nepal, a new council of ministers was sworn in,
ending century-old Rana domination and starting a new democracy.

In 1956, French composer Gustave Charpentier died.

In 1960, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay agreed to set up a Latin American Free Trade
Association.

In 1965, The Gambia became an independent state within the
Commonwealth.

In 1967, Robert Oppenheimer, U.S. physicist and father of the atomic bomb, died.

In 1980, in Canada, Pierre Trudeau, leader of the Liberal
Party, returned to office as prime minister.

In 1981, U.S. President Reagan's first budget proposed the
largest tax cuts and spending curbs ever for an administration.

In 1991, an IRA bomb exploded in London's Victoria Railway station, killing one and injuring at least 40 people.

In 1996, an IRA explosion ripped apart a bus in London,
killing one person and injuring nine others.

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